Synopsis: Hou & Daryl are facing off in the SEMIs. Only one person will face Masato in the finals. Meanwhile, Ranma seems to have some issues of his own...
On one night under the beautiful stars, Daryl & Cross observe the stars through his telescope once again.
Daryl: Cross. Tomorrow's the day, isn't it?
Cross: Indeed. You and Hou will be facing the SEMI finals. That boy has grown since he lost to you.
Daryl: It'll be interesting to find out how much he's acquired. Perhaps he's worthy of being my rival.
Cross: We'll have to see until then. Shall I use my fortune-telling to see the outcome?
Daryl: No need.
Cross: Huh?
Daryl: If we rely on the result, that would be too obvious. Besides, sometimes fortune-telling may not be accurate.
Cross: {Surprised} Daryl...this is a first. But as you wish.
OP: Saikou
Intro Segment Plays.
Both: Whaddup Pals !!!
Hou: Sup dudes, today we have this sick obstacle course in our living room. And we're going to throw ping pong balls towards the cup as many times as necessary.
It's revealed that the entire living room at Hou's house has transformed into an obstacle course. There are toy race tracks, a basketball hoop, and so much more. It's a mess, so to speak.
Ranma: And whichever one of us has the least amount of points at the end of this stream must eat this (shows Pasta) super ultra hot spicy pasta.
Garga then suddenly appears out of nowhere in front of the camera. Jumpscaring the two.
Garga: As someone who's into challenges like these, I too shall participate.
Both: WHAT???
The challenge begins, and all three perform a bunch of trick shots by throwing ping pong balls throughout the obstacle course. The points are even, but the suddenly...
Hou's Mother: What is this??? WHAT IS ALL OF THIS GARBAGE ???
Hou: MOM!!! Get out of the Camera, We're Live.
Hou's Mother: I don't Care. STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND CLEAN THIS MESS NOW.
All three: WHY???
The rest of the live stream is chaos. A bunch of arguing here and there, messes left and right, this that this that, pish posh. Gwen & Amaterasu (cat form), who's at her cafe, is watching the live stream and finding the stream hilarious.
Gwen: Hahaha, this is funny. Amaterasu, what do you think?
Amaterasu: They sure are funny. I'm surprised you let me enjoy this thing called "video".
Gwen: Right. I don't even know how they get these ideas.
Suddenly, the live stream went quiet and returned to normal.
Hou: Okay, so anyways, sorry bout the chaos. Garga won the challenge in the end. {reluctant} And thus we have to...
Ranma: {reluctant} Yeah...
Hou: And as much as we want to do this on camera, we have to stop here and clean the mess. Because yeah, my mom is mad. I swear she's a buzzkill.
Both: Till next time, check us out.
Outro Segment plays.
Hou: Okay, aside from what happened, I feel like I should have won there, like if I hadn't messed up that hoop trick, then...
Ranma: No way, I should have won instead, man. You may be the Ace of Games, but at least let others win, man.
Hou: Yeah, okay...
Ranma: {Angry} In fact, if anything, that trick was so lame, I could have done it better. Like, your trajectory was off balance, dude. I should have been the victor, not you.
Hou: Whoa, calm down, it's just a challenge.
Ranma: (Realizes) Ah... You're right, what was I thinking?
Garga: What was...
Hou: That?
Both Hou & Garga look at each other in confusion. Later, all three of them are in Hou's room working on Hou's deck. Hou's deck consists mostly of Gargas, new allies, defense spells, and attacking spells.
Hou: Tomorrow's the big match. I lost to Daryl once. And it won't happen again. But...
Garga: But?
Hou: I'm just saying, I was able to go with the new changes. But there's a high chance Daryl watches all of my matches. Meaning....
Garga: ...he knows your playstyle inside out...tricky. Very tricky.
Hou: I don't even know if I can do this...But I have to try.
Garga: Yes. A real man always faces his challenges instead of running away.
Meanwhile, while all of this is happening, Ranma stares at them sadly. In his thoughts, it spells one thing...
Ranma: [Hou... Am I even...able to catch up?] (clenches his fists) I'm going to head out real quick. (Gets Up)
Hou: Is everything okay?
Ranma: Yeah, yeah, everything's fine.
Hou: Okay, see you later.
Ranma walks down to a park. His hands are in his pockets as he looks down at the floor while walking. He's feeling very sad.
Ranma: [He grows better every day. Even though he lost, he learns from his mistakes bit by bit. I, on the other hand...I hadn't moved at all...and just now...why did I yell like that?] (sigh)
While walking, Ranma accidentally bumps into Daryl. They're both surprised.
Daryl: Ranma?
Ranma: What are you doing here?
Daryl: I live around here. Fancy seeing you here.
Ranma: Yeah...{serious} Hmm...
The Day of the Match Arrived. At the stage once again, the crowd gathers and all eyes are on both fighters.
Ion: Last Round of the SEMIs, and only one will face Masato in the final match. Today's fight features these two players.
Tako: It's the Ace of Games, Hou versus the Ace of Study, Daryl Chu.
Ion: Hou lost to Daryl once. Can he make a comeback? Let's find out.
Daryl: I'm guided by the celestial stars! And the Guidance of a Dragon. Luminize! Galaxy Triangulum.
Hou: A deity dragon's brigade descends onto the battlefield. Come On. Luminize! Dradeity.
Ion & Tako: Buddy....FIGHT.
Both: Raise the Flag.
Daryl: Star Dragon World.
Hou: Dragon World.
Ion: Hou will go first.
Hou: Draw. Charge & Draw. Garbird to the center.
Garbird: Here we go, Bird.
Hou: Attack the fighter.
Garbird: (Attacks) Flying attack.
Daryl lost two life points, 8 life remaining.
Hou: Turn end.
Ion: Now, it's the Ace of Study's turn. How will he respond?
Meanwhile, in the stands, Ranma feels confident as he crosses his arms. A day before the match, Ranma reveals all of Hou's deck & playstyle to Daryl??? WHAT?
Ranma: [Go get him...]
Daryl: Draw. Charge & Draw. I buddycall Skyseer Dragon, Cross Astrologia to the center.
Cross: I shall lead Daryl to his victory. (Appears in full form)
Daryl: Fret to the left. And I equip Seerbow Babylon. (Does So)
Ion: Daryl just called his allies and equipped his item.
Daryl: Cast. Proclaim: Battle Supplies. (Gain resources) Shine Bright, Oh Great Triangle. Activate. Galaxy Formation.
Hou: (Smirks) Cast. Dragon Spell, Hiding Bomber. Say Bye Bye, Fret.
Fret: Huh?
Suddenly, Fret explodes!!!
Fret: I failed...(Destroyed)
Everyone's shocked.
Ion: Say What? One of Daryl's Monsters is down. And because of that, the Galaxy Formation is broken!!!
Garga: Not bad, Hou. Not bad.
Hou: You didn't think I'd be the same forever, did you? Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. But sadly, there's no twice.
Ranma: Hou...
Hou: Also, for the record, I learned that spell from Ranma. How you like them apples?
Daryl: Well said, but still, it's my turn. (Shoots bow)
Garbird loses one soul card.
Ranma: (grits his teeth) Go, Daryl.
Daryl: Cross, Attack Garbird.
Cross: Leave it to me.
Cross attacks with his claw and slices Garbird.
Garbird: I still have a long way to go. (Destroyed)
Ranma: That's it...{Angry} CRUSH HOU FOR ME.
Masato: Ranma?
Cross: Double attack.
Hou receives 2 damage, 8 life left.
Ranma: Keep going, rip him to pieces. Make him SUFFER.
Masato: Ranma. Are you okay???
Ranma stops for a moment and notices what he's done. Everyone else who's watching him seems to be afraid.
Ranma: I'm...I'm sorry. (Sits back down) [What was that?]
Meanwhile, back at the fight, Garga notices something as he flashes up in horror.
Garga: [What's this feeling? I sense something ominous going on in this arena. ]
Hou: What's wrong?
Garga: It's nothing.
Hou: Oh...Cast. Dragonic Endure. Gauge plus three. (Does So)
Daryl: My turn is over. [Ranma gave me his intel. Normally, I refuse but I want to give him a bit of a test. Right now, I have a bunch of defense spells in my hand. I can do this.]
Hou: Draw. Charge & Draw. Buddycall. (Pays 2 gauge)
Garga: (Appears) All are powerless before my blade.
Hou: Equip. Deity Dragon Sword, Garsaber. (Equips a curved golden sword)
Ion: Oh my, A new item.
Hou: Gardog to the left.
Gardog: You howl. I answer dog.
Hou: Due to his effect, I gain 2 gauge. Cast. Gar-Advantage. I pay 2 life and for each deity dragon tribe monster on the field, I draw 1 card.
Daryl: Increase your hand all you want, but it's futile. Cast. Notify, Immobilize Tactics.
Garga is suddenly struck by lightning, and he's unable to move.
Garga: I... I can't move...
Ion: Whoa. Garga's unable to attack, like being tangled in a spider web.
Hou: That's it? Cast. Gargantua Switch Mode. G-EVO activate. Change. Gargantua Dragon, Blast Mode.
Garga: (G-EVO) Blast Mode !!!
Masato: For Share. In the last fight, Hou can't do a thing when Garga's trapped, but now that he has switch mode, he can attack again.
Agito: He's smart.
Hou: We ain't losing this one. (Attacks) Gar...Saber. (Slashes Cross)
Ion: Cross maybe down, but he revives with soulguard.
Hou: Garsaber's ability. I draw one card. Gardog. Attack the fighter.
Gardog: Leave it to me, Dog. (Attacks)
Hou: The Gar Advantage's skill in the drop zone. All deity dragon tribes gain 5000 power. Leaving Gardog at 9000 power.
Daryl: Not so fast. Cast. Notify: Defensive Tactics. All of your cards lose 5000 power.
Garga: Oh, No.
Hou: No time for worries. Garga, attack Cross.
Garga: As you wish. (Attacks)
Cross is finally defeated.
Cross: Sorry, Daryl...(Destroyed)
Daryl: CROSS!!!
Ion: Unbelievable. Cross is Down for the count!!!
Hou: All that's left is him. (Points at Daryl)
Garga: You read my mind. (Attacks)
Now Daryl lost 4 life points, 6 life remaining.
Hou: Cast. Gar-Cmon. Garcat to the left.
Gardog is destroyed, and Garcat comes in.
Garcat: Ya Hoo. Leave it to me, Cat.
Daryl: Not so fast. Cast. Notify, Immobilize Tactics. Garcat cannot attack.
Now Garcat is on REST.
Garcat: OH COME ON.
Ion: Say what??? Now Garcat is stuck???
Ranma: Keep going...
Daryl: I know you're planning to use Garcat to attack me. Thus leaving me at 5 life points. Meaning you can cast Deity Gargantua Punisher, wasn't it?
Ion: Can this be true??? Is Hou's impact in his hand???
Hou: Deity Gargantua Punisher wasn't in my hand, sadly.
Daryl: What???
Hou: But this is. Cast. Gargantua Again. Garga stands back up.
Daryl: What?
Garga rises up once more as flames spiral around him and he powers up.
Hou: He now has 6 critical. Stop that if you can.
Daryl: Yes, I can. Crystallization Phenomenon. Garga cannot attack.
Garga once again slowly encases in Ice.
Garga: Not Again...
Ion: No Way. Daryl has a Crystallization Phenomenon in his hand???
Hou: Not this time. Cast Again. Gargantua Again.
Garga slowly heats up as his body glows red. Bit by bit, The Ice starts to melt down, and soon enough, Garga is Free !!! Everyone's surprised.
Daryl: WHAT? You had a second Gargantua Again in your hand???
Hou: Why do you think I cast Dragonic Endure earlier? It's because at the start, I already had a Gargantua Again card in my hand. So I took the chance to increase my gauge while I still can.
Daryl: That's why?
Hou: During my first charge and draw, I tossed my Impact to the gauge and drew Gar Advantage. And when I buddy call Garga, I purposely send Garcat from my gauge to the dropzone.
Ion: Say what???
Ranma: You tossed your impact?
Daryl: And then you cast Gar Advantage. Meaning you must have drew Switch Mode and Blast Mode. And thanks to your item, you drew Gar Cmon.
Ion: (slowly realizes) Meaning you summoned Garcat and drew a second Gargantua Again!!!!
Hou: Precisely.
Everyone's astonished.
Masato: {awkward} For share...
Agito: {awkward} Dang. Hou really has guts.
Ion: What an astonishing 500 IQ play by Hou. Like, is that even Possible??? What kind of Luck does he have???
Hou: In buddyfight, you don't necessarily have to use your Impact. Garga taught me that there are other ways to win (serious smile), and I intend to settle the score.
Garga: You...(smiles) you learned fast.
Daryl: Hou...(laughs) You really are the Ace of Games. (Open arms) Come on then. Show me what you're made of.
Hou: You asked for it. Let's Go Garga. (Raise his left arm) ATTACK.
Garga: Your wish is my command, My Buddy. (Attacks)
Garga attacks for one last time, and he lands his swords on his opponent. Daryl still laid his arms wide and thus he received a total of 7 damage and therefore...his flag is down. The crowd cheers loudly.
Ion: GAME END, THE WINNER IS HOU REN.
Tako: VIVA. He's moving on to the finals, chu !!!
Hou: YEAH. Now that's how I roll.
Garga: Well done, Hou. You fought valiantly.
Outside. Sunset arrives.
Daryl: Truly. Even I did not see this coming. You fought hard, and I admit, I still have much to learn about this game. And therefore, I'm proud to say you're officially my friend and rival. Next time, I won't lose.
Hou: Anytime. I accept your request any day.
The two shake hands.
Cross: [The boy sure is something. Even though I didn't use my fortune telling, I'm sure he would have bypassed my predictions.]
Masato: Congrats, Hou. We'll be facing each other in the finals. I won't lose man.
Hou: Same here.
Garga: Let's give it our all.
Meanwhile, watching from afar, Ranma seems to be very down. Like really down. He walks away without looking back. He reaches the park and sits on the bench. His mood is dark as night, as his eyes are blocked by shadow.
Ranma: He has grown stronger....even though I gave Daryl the intel...why....just why won't he lose???
Ranma clenches his fists. At Ranma's house, the same drawer in Ranma's room is rumbling as ominous power spirals around it...a shadowy yet evil face appears in front of the pack. Smiling and grinning in evil.
Intro Segment Plays.
Both: Whaddup Pals.
Hou: Hey guys, it's us again, and we're going to introduce a special card.
Ranma: This is today's card. Check it out.
Hou: Gargantua Again. This spell can only be cast during the attack phase, and it costs 2 gauge. It also requires you to have a Deity dragon tribe monster on the field. Specifically Garga.
Ranma: By casting this spell, you can choose one of your deity dragon tribe cards that's on rest and stand it. And if you have a monster with Gargantua in its name on the field, that same card gains 2 critical.
Hou: Use this card to stand your failed attacks and redeem yourselves by attacking again. Cool huh?
Ranma: What do you think of today's card? I hope you can use it well in your next buddyfight match.
Hou: Till next time.
Both: CHECK US OUT.
Anime Ending: Buddy Funny Days
Hou: It's finally time for the Finals, guys. Me and Masato are going to give it our all. Next time, "Finals Part I". Join us for a buddyfight.
Story End.